Pat Smear net worth is
$3 Million
Pat Smear Wiki Biography
Pat Smear was born as Georg Albert Ruthenberg on the 5th August 1959, in Los Angeles, California USA, of Native-American, African-American (mother) and German (immigrant – father) ancestry. He is a musician, who is best known for being a guitarist of several bands – Foo Fighters, The Germs, and Nirvana. He has been an active member of the entertainment industry since 1977.
Have you ever wondered how rich is Pat Smear? Sources estimate that Pat’s net worth is $3 million as of early 2016, with the main source of his wealth being, of course, his professional career in music. Another source of his fortune is coming from his other activities in the entertainment industry.
Pat Smear Net Worth $3 Million
Pat Smear was raised in West Los Angeles, by parents who had a huge influence, taking him to piano lessons at a very young age, then teaching himself to play the guitar at which he became very successful. Thus, Pat’s professional career began in 1977, when he and Darby Crash formed the punk band The Gems, alongside Belinda Carlisle and Lorna Doom. However, his tenure with the band was short-lived, as he left in 1979, after the release of the band’s debut album entitled “GI” (1979). However, his net wroth started rising.
After The Gems, Pat sought another engagement, and soon became a guitarist for the band Twisted Roots with Paul and Kira Roessler, brother and sister. However, this band soon disbanded too, but before Pat focused on a solo career, he joined forces with Nina Hagan for a short time. His first solo album came out in 1987, entitled “Ruthensmear”, and increased his net worth by a large margin; five years later, he released his second album “So You Fell In Love With A Musician” (1992). In 1993 he was called by Kurt Cobain to join his band Nirvana for a tour; however, Pat’s tenure with Nirvana was cut short by the death of Kurt Cobain on the 9th April 1994. Afterwards, Pat joined Dave Grohl’s Foo Fighters on their album “The Color And The Shape” (1997), but later quit this band too, while still on a tour in support of the album.
After he left Foo Fighters, Pat kept away from music, working as a creative consultant on the motion picture about the Germs and Darby Crash, entitled “What We Do Is Secret”. He is also recognized for appearance on the MTV fashion show entitled “House of Style” alongside Cindy Crawford. These appearances also added to his overall net worth.
In 2005, he and Shane West, actor, started a tour as The Gems, Pat announcing the reunion of the band. Ever since then, Pat, Lorna Doom, and with the addition of Don Bolles are on constant tour, however, no new material has been released so far. In 2005, Smear also rejoined Foo Fighters, and has been a member of the band ever since, recording five albums including “Skin And Bones” (2006), “Wasting Lights” (2011), “Sonic Highways” (2014), and their latest release “St. Cecilia” (2015). All these also certainly added to Pat’s net worth.
When it comes to Par Smear’s personal life, in the media there is information that he is married, and has children, but any other information about them is private.
| Full Name | Pat Smear |
| Net Worth | $3 Million |
| Date Of Birth | August 5, 1959 |
| Place Of Birth | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Height | 1.84 m |
| Profession | Guitarist, Musician, Songwriter |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Nicknames | Georg Ruthenberg , Pat Ruthensmear , Ruthensmear, Pat , Smear, Pat |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0751942 |
| Awards | Grammy Award for Best Rock Song |
| Music Groups | Foo Fighters, Nirvana (1993 – 1994), Germs (Since 1977), Meat Puppets, Adolescents (1981), 45 Grave |
| Movies | Live at Wembley Stadium |
| TV Shows | Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Original member of the legendary American punk band The Germs. |
| 2 | He was the original guitarist for the Foo Fighters. He left the band shortly after the release of their second album in 1997. |
| 3 | Fourth (and oldest) member of Nirvana in its final years (1993-1994, or the In Utero era). |
| 4 | Father is of German ancestry; mother is of African-American and Native American ancestry. |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20th Century Women | 2016 | writer: "Media Blitz" - as Georg Ruthenberg | |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2014 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Concert for Valor | 2014 | TV Special writer: "My Hero" | |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 2011-2014 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| Howard Stern Birthday Bash | 2014 | Video writer: "My Hero" | |
| Sound City | 2013 | Documentary performer: "The Man That Never Was", "Your Wife Is Calling", "Cut Me Some Slack" / writer: "The Man That Never Was", "Cut Me Some Slack" | |
| Saturday Night Live | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2012 writer - 1 episode, 2012 | ||
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2012 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Real Steel | 2011 | writer: "Miss the Misery" | |
| Somewhere | 2010 | writer: "My Hero" | |
| The Other Guys | 2010 | writer: "My Hero" - as Georg Ruthenberg | |
| Guitar Hero II | 2006 | Video Game writer: "MONKEY WRENCH" | |
| Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession | 2004 | TV Movie documentary writer: "Manimal" - as George Ruthenberg | |
| Tony Hawk's Underground 2 | 2004 | Video Game writer: "Lexicon Devil" - as Georg Ruthenberg | |
| Not Another Teen Movie | 2001 | writer: "My Hero" | |
| Juggalo Championshxt Wrestling Vol. 2 | 2000 | Video writer: "My Hero" - as Pat Smears | |
| Gran Turismo 2 | 1999 | Video Game writer: "My Hero" | |
| Varsity Blues | 1999 | writer: "My Hero" | |
| Suburbia | 1983 | writer: "No God" | |
| Cruising | 1980 | writer: "Lions Share" |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citizen Tania | 1989 | Cinque (as Pat Ruthensmear) | |
| The Book of Manson | 1989 | Jimi Hendrix (as Pat Ruthensmear) |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punk's Not Dead | 2007 | Documentary additional thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radio 1's Big Weekend Norwich 2015 | 2015 | TV Mini-Series | Himself / Himself - Interviewee |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Musical Guest: Foo Fighters |
| Sonic Highways | 2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| 60 Minutes | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Guitarist, Foo Fighters (segment "Foo Fighters") |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 2011-2014 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Top Ten List Presenter / Himself - Foo Fighters: Guitar |
| Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years | 2014 | Himself | |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Musical guest |
| The 56th Annual Grammy Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself - Winner |
| Sound City | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| Saturday Night Live | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| SXSW Flashback 2011 | 2011 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Foo Fighters: Back and Forth | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| Foo Fighters: White Limo | 2011 | Short | Himself |
| Foo Fighters: Live at Wembley Stadium | 2008 | Video documentary | |
| The Pikme-Up | 2006 | Documentary | |
| Special | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Punk: Attitude | 2005 | Documentary | Himself |
| The 2003 Billboard Music Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Work of Director Michel Gondry | 2003 | Video | Himself (segment "Everlong") (uncredited) |
| Free Tibet | 1998 | Documentary | Himself (Foo Fighters) |
| Kurt & Courtney | 1998 | Documentary | Himself |
| House of Style | 1997 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| Foo Fighters: Everlong | 1997 | Video short | Himself |
| The Rodman World Tour | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| No Doubt: Don't Speak | 1996 | Video short | Himself |
| Unplugged | 1993 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Decline of Western Civilization | 1981 | Documentary | Guitarist, The Germs |
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